Chapter Three
3. Last rites
Disclaimer: I was serious the last time, and I'm serious now: I do not own Drake & Josh.
A/N: you all are going to hate me after this chapter…
A cold, dreary wind blew as Audrey, Walter, Megan, Josh, Trevor, Scottie, and many others walked along the brick path. With that many people there should have been laughter and talking, but all was silent.
"Oh, Megan, don't cry, sweetie. It's okay. You know that he loved you." Audrey wrapped her arms around her daughter's body as she began to tremble violently.
"But… but he was only seventeen. And it was all because of those stupid cherry bombs he found at the park!" She retorted, her voice barely above a whisper.
Josh stood quietly. He felt that Drake's death was his entire fault. He shouldn't have tried to zap Drake back. At least not when he was carrying a bag that had cherry bombs in it. He had been stupid, and this was his entire fault. If he'd just told Drake to leave the cherry bombs where they were, if he'd been the one carrying the bag…
Megan sniffed again.
"Oh, Megs, it will be okay." Josh comforted, hugging his sister.
"I can't believe he's just gone. Just like that." She cried.
Josh watched as the coffin with his brother inside it was placed in the burial place. He had never thought in a million years this would happen. But it had. He could barely stand any of it.
Fighting with all his strength he managed to keep his feelings inside. Why couldn't it have been him instead of Drake? Why did it have to be his only brother?
Once the funeral was over, Josh couldn't bear to stick around any longer and had to go home.
Josh sat alone in his room that, for once, seemed too big. Oh, how he wished his brother was sitting next to him, even hitting him with pillows. He felt so empty, so lonely. He just wanted Drake back. But that would never happen. He'd be alone the rest of his life. All because of some stupid cherry bombs, Drake was dead… and there was nothing Josh could do to bring him back.
Ha ha ha… I bet you all hate me right now. But before you review and tell me that, please read the next two chapters.